About the Authors

Vera Isabel Casaca

Affiliation Department of Pulmonary and Allergy, University Childreńs Hospital Munich, Munich, Germany

Sabina Illi

Affiliation Department of Pulmonary and Allergy, University Childreńs Hospital Munich, Munich, Germany

Kathrin Suttner

Affiliation Department of Paediatric Pneumology, Allergy and Neonatology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany

Isolde Schleich

Affiliation Department of Pulmonary and Allergy, University Childreńs Hospital Munich, Munich, Germany

Nikolaus Ballenberger

Affiliation Department of Pulmonary and Allergy, University Childreńs Hospital Munich, Munich, Germany

Elizabeth Klucker

Affiliation Department of Pulmonary and Allergy, University Childreńs Hospital Munich, Munich, Germany

Elif Turan

Affiliation Department of Pulmonary and Allergy, University Childreńs Hospital Munich, Munich, Germany

Erika von Mutius

Affiliation Department of Pulmonary and Allergy, University Childreńs Hospital Munich, Munich, Germany

Michael Kabesch

Affiliation Department of Paediatric Pneumology, Allergy and Neonatology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany

Bianca Schaub

Bianca.Schaub@med.uni-muenchen.de

Affiliation Department of Pulmonary and Allergy, University Childreńs Hospital Munich, Munich, Germany

Competing Interests

The authors have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts: Dr. Kabesch is a consultant for Sanofi, the Speakers Bureau of Roxall, Glaxo Wellcome, Novartis, and Allergopharma. Dr. von Mutius is a consultant for Glaxo Smith Kline, Novartis, and ProtectImmun. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: BS. Performed the experiments: IS EK ET BS. Analyzed the data: VIC SI NB BS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: BS. Wrote the paper: VIC KS EVM MK BS.